China vs Korea: Money, Seasonally adjusted

China
61.36 trillion
in 2020
Korea
126.96 trillion
in 2012
China rank
6th
Korea rank
5th

Money, Seasonally adjusted over time

  • China
  • Korea
050.0T100.0T150.0T195719882020

How they compare

Korea currently reports 126.96 trillion against 61.36 trillion in China, a difference of 65.60 trillion.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.1 times China's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

China ranks 6th and Korea ranks 5th of 157 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 65.51 billion 2.53 trillion 2.47 trillion Korea
1980s 295.13 billion 7.20 trillion 6.91 trillion Korea
1990s 2.28 trillion 28.96 trillion 26.68 trillion Korea
2000s 11.11 trillion 70.23 trillion 59.11 trillion Korea
2010s 28.07 trillion 118.30 trillion 90.23 trillion Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher money, seasonally adjusted, China or Korea?
Korea, at 126.96 trillion against 61.36 trillion in China as of 2012.
What is the difference in money, seasonally adjusted between China and Korea?
65.60 trillion, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do China and Korea rank globally for money, seasonally adjusted?
China ranks 6th and Korea ranks 5th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
160 places, 6,305 data points, 1950–2023
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.